The Great Retreat, 1914: Two Accounts of the Battle & Retreat from Mons by the B. E. F. During the First World War-The Retreat from Mons by Geo

by Roger Ingpen and George Stuart Gordon

Book Overview

Two views of the Great Retreat

Imperial Germany had long planned the conflict that was to become the First World War, but when the onslaught came there was little sign that the nations which would be embroiled were prepared for the storm. Germany advanced in the east and west where French and Belgian armies were forced to retire by overwhelming odds. The small British Army, the 'B. E. F', was rushed to the continent with most of its troops...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178282328X
• ISBN13: 9781782823285
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"